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Bonnie Best apple

Fruits are large with attractive pale red striping. Flesh is creamy color, crunchy, tender, juicy and slightly tart. Keeps well in storage.

USDA identification images for Bonnie Best

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

    Visitor reviews

    • 01 Nov 2023 
      Just picked my first Bonnie’s Best, after planting the tree 7 years ago ( that seems like long time; this tree is on semi-dwarf rootstock). Anyway, the eating quality is excellent. Not as crunchy as Honey Crisp, but still very pleasing to bite into. A bit of tartness on first bite, but a nice sweetness to finish. I like that I can detect no bitterness in the skin, as with some other varieties - I don’t peel my apples for fresh eating. Flesh color on mine is a creamy white, not yellow as some have described. Maybe next season I can harvest enough to try cooking; I’d like to see how it works in apple pie
    • 29 Mar 2021  OR, United States
      Very excited to plant this tree! We just need to know the flowering group. Anyone know?
    • 12 Oct 2014  MINNESOTA, United States
      Just tried a Bonnie Best and it is an excellent apple! Have never heard of this variety before but, if you're a Honey Crisp fan, this is it's equal!
    • 21 Mar 2014  INDIANA, United States
      Tasty, juicy, white flesh, crisp but not too hard. This is an enjoyable apple and one of the prettiest I have ever seen!

    Tree register

    United States

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2023 season

    • 16th May  2023  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States
    • 16th May  2023  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2021 season

    • 15th May  2021  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2020 season

    • 25th May  2020  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2019 season

    • 28th May  2019  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2018 season

    • 23rd May  2018  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2017 season

    • May  2017  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2023 season

    • 1st week October  2023  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2022 season

    • 1st week October  2022  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States
    • 1st week October  2022  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2020 season

    • 2nd week October  2020  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2019 season

    • 2nd week October  2019  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States
    • 1st week October  2019  - tree owned by Dennis in Bradford, United States

    2018 season

    • 1st week October  2018  - tree owned by Dennis in Bradford, United States
    • 1st week October  2018  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    2017 season

    • 4th week September  2017  - tree owned by Jim in Mequon, United States

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Originates from: Cooksville, Wisconsin, United States

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United States

    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Bonnie Best:

    United States




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